May 15 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2024

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on May 15?

APrime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is shot and critically injured while meet

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2023

Question 2 of 5

On May 15, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BThe UN commemorates the Palestinian Nakba Day for the first time

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2010

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on May 15 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CJessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted arou

DFirst commercial flight

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2004

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember May 15 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DArsenal F.C. go an entire league campaign unbeaten in the English Premier League

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2001

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on May 15?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BA CSX EMD SD40-2 8888 rolls out of a train yard in Walbridge, Ohio, with 47 frei

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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